Read our Privacy noticeA lawyer whose husband died 10 months after an “out of the blue” brain cancer diagnosis credits counselling for helping to rebuild her life. open image in gallery Helen said Nick never went to the doctors prior to his diagnosis ( Collect/PA Real Life )“Grief isn’t something that ever leaves you, but grieving is a part of life,” Helen said. “There’s a very moving saying that grief is the price we pay for love, which I think says it all. “It just seemed impossible that a man like him could be taken down by cancer in this way. “Nick lost his life, and it’s very important to me that I don’t waste the life that I have.